Kim Novak Biography

Fast Facts

• Was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and left her hand and foot prints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 2012
• Was discovered by an agent on a trip to Los Angeles while standing in line with a group of friends hoping to be extras in "The French Line․"
• Quote: "For every answer, I like to bring up a question․ Maybe I'm related to Alfred Hitchcock or maybe I got to know him too well, but I think life should be that way․ I don't think you want to give all the answers, but I think every answer you do give should bring up another question, and not all questions should be answered․"
• One of the characters she is most remembered for playing is a shopgirl in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo․"
• The studio system presented her as a glamor girl, but she never lost herself in her blond bombshell persona and would later talk of Kim Novak as if she were an entirely separate person from herself
• A skilled photographer, poet and artist, she has a worked in watercolor, oil, sculpture and stained glass
• Began raising horses and llamas on a ranch after retiring from acting